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Minister Gamini Lokuge\u2019s damage to people\u2019s health<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"piliyandala\"<\/p>\n

Source:<\/span><\/strong>Island<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Two consecutive editorials, published in\u00a0The Island\u00a0<\/i>on the 7 and 8 May, lambasted the despicable intervention of the Minister of Transport, Gamini Lokuge, for being instrumental in lifting the lockdown, in Piliyandala, against the advice of the health authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

A team of health officials, led by the MOH Piliyandala, backed by PHIs, and the DGHS, based on the recommendations of his officers, decided to lock down the Piliyandala town, as it had taken a turn for the worse, due to the rapid spread of the epidemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Minister Lokuge is reported to have admitted, at an interview with\u00a0Hiru<\/i>\u00a0News, that he influenced the lifting of the lockdown in Piliyandala, and\u00a0The Island<\/i>, of May 10, highlighted the circumstances that led him to influence the lifting of the lockdown. The Minister accepted that he influenced the lifting of the lockdown for the sake of the daily wage earners, a claim which has to be taken with a pinch of salt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Close on the heels of the Minister\u2019s arrogant countermand, a cluster of 138 patients was detected from the Piliyandala market.<\/span><\/p>\n

A vendor collapsed in the market itself and his post-mortem proved that he was afflicted with the coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n

The female MOH, who deserves to be praised for the adroit manner in which she has been performing duties in Piliyandala, said over the television that the cluster could have been averted, if the lockdown had not been lifted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hence, the Minister\u2019s overzealous attempt to look after the livelihood of the daily wage earner, is certainly humbug, which cannot be condoned under any circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n

Readers would remember that the High Courts of Madras and Calcutta lambasted the Election Commission of India for their failure to ensure the recommended protocol meant for Covid-19, and openly said the ECI should be put on murder charges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Could we reasonably expect that the authorities institute murder charges against the Minister, in the resplendent island, so that legislators, with bloated egos, could be reined in this hour of calamity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, idiotic action on the part of the Minister has endangered the precious lives of the people living in the Piliyandala area.<\/span><\/p>\n

The childish manner in which the Minister responded to the questions, as reported by\u00a0The Island<\/i>\u00a0correspondent, raises a number of issues. The foremost issue is whether he, as a senior Minister of the government, is capable of running an important Ministry, as he has messed up a vital epidemic issue, involving his own constituents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondly, he has caused much embarrassment to the Commander of the Army and Head of the Presidential Task Force who has undertaking an arduous operation.<\/span><\/p>\n

His argument that if the lifting of the lockdown was wrong then it should have been imposed again, is ridiculous.<\/span><\/p>\n

All in all, what I could say is that the Minister\u2019s high-handed intervention has left a bad taste in many a mouth, and it has caused an irrparable damage to the government at a time when its popularity is plummeting at a rapid pace.<\/span><\/p>\n

RANASINGHE<\/span><\/p>\n

Septuagenarian, Piliyandala<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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